title: Tantalum compounds as heterogeneous catalysts for saccharide dehydration to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural.
abstract: A new solid acid, based on tantalum hydroxide, was used to catalyze saccharide dehydration into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) with high catalytic activity and excellent stability in a water-2-butanol biphasic system. Furthermore, good results were also obtained from Jerusalem artichoke juice with the catalyst under the same conditions.
authors.affiliation: Natural Products & Glyco-Biotechnology Research Group, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbohydrates, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Dalian 116023, PR China.
authors.forename: Fengli
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Qishun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.forename: Xuefang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Yuguang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Du
mesh_terms: D000440:Butanols / Q000737:chemistry; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D005662:Furaldehyde / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D013635:Tantalum / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000440:Butanols; D002241:Carbohydrates; D014867:Water; C043958:2-butanol; D013635:Tantalum; C008046:5-hydroxymethylfurfural; D005662:Furaldehyde